WHAT ALL HAPPENED JULY TO DECEMBER 1856
Find out what all happened July to December 1856

The Second Opium War between several western powers and China begins with the Arrow Incident on the Pearl River. (8. October 1856)

Christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city. (31. July 1856)

The Coup of 1856 leads to Luxembourg's unilateral adoption of a new, reactionary constitution. (27. November 1856)

Scenes of Clerical Life, the first work of fiction by the author later known as George Eliot, is submitted for publication. (6. November 1856)

American Old West: On the Sonoita River in present-day southern Arizona, the United States Army establishes Fort Buchanan in order to help control new land acquired in the Gadsden Purchase. (17. November 1856)

The Iranian city of Bushehr surrenders to occupying British forces. (9. December 1856)

The Great Train Wreck of 1856 in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, kills over 60 people. (17. July 1856)

The Tianjing Incident takes place in Nanjing, China. (2. September 1856)